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As you are probably aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into effect on 25 May 2018 and has a major impact on European privacy law. SoftwareKey has fully embraced the GDPR for our customers who are regulated by the GDPR. To fully support the GDPR as a Data Processor, we must ​update our Terms […]

​​Industry standards now require increased security in encryption protocols to keep data safe. We are legally-obligated to comply ​with these increased security requirements, and doing so requires changes to our hosting infrastructure​. ​We applied ​security updates for most of our hosted websites on Monday, ​16 July 2018​.​​UPDATE: ​We will be ​enforcing security updates for […]

What is GDPR?The General Data Protection Regulation is a regulation that unifies data protection laws across the European Union. This means that we all need to ensure that the way we process personal data (for our employees and customers), within our company, follows the new legislation. If your company is based within the European Union, […]

The SoftwareKey System provides several license management solutions and is comprised of:Protection: Protection PLUS (licensing client) – This component is included in your software, which is distributed to customers. It controls access to your software.Automation: ​SOLO Sever (licensing server/service) – Protection PLUS connects to a central licensing server on the web to automatically activate and […]

There have been many changes to our Instant SOLO Server service over the past 18 years, when it was first launched. We are updating our Terms of Service to reflect how people are now using our services.We recommend that you review the updated Terms of Service. The updated Terms of Service are effective on July […]

History and OverviewThe SoftwareKey Metering System was originally launched in 2009 through a partnership with VMWare. Built on the license management technologies built inside of the SoftwareKey System for Independent Software Vendors, the Metering System helps IT departments:Manage and control access to internal-use applicationsLog application usageReport on application usage throughout an enterpriseEnforce concurrency limits on […]

Of the three SOLO Server available packages, Instant SOLO Server Shared URL is the one most commonly chosen because of the low cost and fast account activation. Although all packages allow you to customize the look and feel template of the customer-facing areas of SOLO Server, we now have the option to put your company […]

When you’re selling software, you’re selling the license to use it, and now at long last there’s a unified platform where sales and security work together for customers’ improved peace of mind. This new solution is provided through the integration of two powerful tools for software developers. SoftwareKey licensing now works with FastSpring ecommerce for […]

After more than two decades of providing solutions in licensing, eCommerce, and business automation, we have robust products and services and highly experienced staff at SoftwareKey. SoftwareKey is not the cheapest licensing option, nor is it the most expensive, and we prioritize striking the right balance of cost while maximizing your benefits! We understand that different customers […]

Five-star customer service has always been a top priority for our team of dedicated professionals! Evidence of this has been mounting for some time now, as demonstrated in our many customer testimonials and numerous success stories. Although most appreciative of the accolades, the hard-working members of our team do not have any time to pat […]